The gospel and salvation hang on Jesus’ humanity. If Jesus was not fully human, he could not save humanity.

As I’m sitting here at my computer, trying to put my thoughts in order regarding this month’s journal plan, I’m realizing it’s not that simple. Historically the month of November is dedicated to practicing gratitude, and I love that tradition. But this November is also a presidential election, and I’m feeling the need to acknowledge that somehow; to acknowledge the anxiety, the anger, the disillusionment that so many people feel right now. It feels right and appropriate to ju

What brings you comfort? This is a journaling exercise, so go ahead, make a list, write it down! I want you to really think about it. What did you rely on the last time you were upset, sad, frustrated, angry? I turned to __________ for comfort. What comes to my mind when I read the word comfort is my husband, a phone call with my daughter, laughing with my son, a good historical fiction book, knowing my husband and adult children are all home for the night. These things ma

This month’s plan was originally written in 2019 after finishing Dietrich Bonhoeffer’s book Life Together . In just a short 122 pages he captures the essence of what it means for us to live life together as the body of Christ, in particular what it means to bear one another’s burdens. In August of 2019 we were all blissfully ignorant of what was to come, but the political name calling and ugly rhetoric was already showing up plenty on all the media outlets and on social med